The Fifth Quarter: Week 5 Rewind Posted by John Taylor on September 29, 2013, 3:17 AM EDT Getty ImagesAs is the case each and every season, each and every week, any omission below is not on purpose, it’s merely intentional. WINNERS Scheduling buzzsaw complete One of the major storylines of the weekend heading into the Top-10 matchup between LSU and Georgia was current Bulldogs quarterback Aaron Murray and former Bulldogs/current Tigers quarterback Zach Mettenberger. While neither disappointed, it was another defining team moment for the squad from Athens that’s had a season’s worth in the first month of the football year. The huge 44-41 win over LSU was UGA’s second win over a team ranked No. 6 in the country this season, the first coming three weeks ago against SEC East rival South Carolina. Their lone loss? A season-opening three-point defeat on the road at the hands of Clemson, which was No. 8 at the time but has climbed to No. 3. Thanks in large part to the play of Murray — four touchdown passes on the day, including the game-winner with under two minutes left — the Bulldogs still control their own destiny; win out through early December, and UGA will head to Pasadena to play in the last-ever BCS championship game. Of course, their opponents in Saturday’s game can say the same thing, as can Alabama. Still, from the heartbreak in the opener to an absolute meatgrinder two of the last three games, Mark Richt has to be beyond ecstatic with the position his football team finds itself in. Braxton back, boon for Buckeyes After Kenny Guiton lit up opposing defenses for 10 touchdowns in two starts, many were calling for the senior to start even after Braxton Miller was healthy enough to return from a knee injury. Urban Meyer wouldn’t hear of it, and Miller showed why. In his first action since the first quarter of a Week 2 win over San Diego State, Miller accounted for 281 yards and four touchdowns in a 31-24 win over Wisconsin. The win was the Buckeyes’ nation’s best 17th straight, and its first over a ranked team since beating Michigan to end the 2012 regular season. Whether it was enough to impress voters, though, remains to be seen. OSU’s first four wins of the season came against three FBS teams that had won a combined two games entering Week 5 as well an FCS program. The fact that OSU couldn’t put away the Badgers after holding a 31-14 lead in the fourth quarter could give those with the power pause. Regardless, OSU will have another chance to impress next week as they travel to Evanston to face No. 19 Northwestern. The Camdy Man can If the Broyles Award for the nation’s top assistant coach were given out today, LSU offensive coordinator Cam Cameron would likely be an easy choice for most voters. On the bayou, the former head coach who failed miserably at stops in Indiana and with the Miami Dolphins is like water finding its level. …
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